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Ekitiké or Thiago: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Forward

Ekitiké 🏥

Liverpool, LIV

Forward

Thiago

Brentford, BRE

7.5M

Cost

8.0M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

0.0

0.2%

Selected By

17.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

Form

0.0

💰 Ekitiké is the value pick - 0.0 pts per £m (Ekitiké 0.0 vs Thiago 0.0)

🎯 Ekitiké is your differential (0.2% owned) - Thiago is the template pick at 17.1%

Fixtures

Liverpool

NFO 3 (H) - 2026-08-29
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-09-04
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-09-20
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-11

Brentford

LEE 3 (A) - 2026-08-30
SUN 2 (H) - 2026-09-05
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-09-18
AVL 4 (A) - 2026-10-10

📅 Ekitiké has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Ekitiké

19.2

Thiago

16.2

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Ekitiké

Key Factors:

More favorable upcoming fixtures

Other Considerations:

⚠️Ekitiké: Achilles injury - Unknown return date

Ekitiké (Liverpool, £7.5m, 0 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiago (Brentford, £8.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Ekitiké also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).